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Public
Buses

The public buses are privately-owned, but government-licensed,
vans. They usually have a decorative name on the front, and they
all have a green license plate where the number starts
with the letter "H".

A bus may be flagged down anywhere along its route (not only at
bus stop shelters), and the bus will also stop anywhere along its
route (on request) to let off a passenger.

All bus fees (in Eastern Caribbean or EC dollars) are $2.50 for
a trip of 5 miles or under, $3.00 for a trip of 5 to 10 miles, and
$3.75 for a trip over 10 miles. ($1 US = $2.7 EC)

Destinations off of the main route are often possible on
request, at the discretion of the driver, on payment of a small
extra charge.

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St. Kitts

There are 5 main bus routes on St. Kitts:

Basseterre to Sandy Point traveling west,
starting at the Ferry Terminal

Basseterre to Capesterre traveling west,
starting at the Ferry Terminal

Basseterre to St. Peter's traveling north,
starting at College Street Ghaut

Basseterre to Molyneux traveling east,
starting at Baker's Corner

Basseterre to Saddler's traveling east,
starting at Baker's Corner

(No public buses travel southwards to the main resort areas in
Frigate Bay and the Southeast Peninsula of St. Kitts.)

Nevis

In Nevis all buses run both ways various distances along the
main ring road around the island. They terminate in the capital of
Nevis, Charlestown.

Buses traveling north out of Charlestown wait to leave from the
southwest end of D. R. Walwyn Plaza. Buses traveling south from
Charlestown wait to leave from the northern end of Memorial
Square.

Taxis

Taxis are privately owned, but government licensed, vans. These
vans usually have a name, and they all have yellow license
plates where the number starts with the letter "T" or "TA".

The main taxi stand on St. Kitts is in Basseterre, on The
Circus, phone number 466 6999.

The main taxi stand on Nevis is in Charlestown, on the west side
of D.R. Walwyn Plaza.

A taxi can traverse any accessible area on the islands,
including even dirt roads and trails, if the driver agrees. It is a
good idea to agree on a price in advance, and be clear about which
currency the price is quoted in ($ EC or $ US.)

Harbors and
ferries

St.
Kitts

Basseterre is the location of all official harboring services on
Saint Kitts, though Coast Guard stations exist at Sandy Point
Town and Dieppe Bay Town. The Deep Water Harbour at Basseterre
is capable of both hosting and berthing of cruise ships or the
handling of cargos. It is located to the extreme East of Basseterre
Bay.

Port Zante, in the center of Basseterre Bay, is for use of
docking cruise ships only. The Port can accommodate the largest
cruise ships in the world. It also has a marina facility.

The bay is also home to the popular ferry connection between
Basseterre and Charlestown. There are about 4 trips daily [1]. Ferry service
between Basseterre and Oranjestad, Statia also
exists, but the trips are irregular.

A relatively new car ferry, which can take up to 35 cars and
also takes pedestrian passengers, is called the "Sea Bridge" ferry,
and is in operation between the two islands. This ferry traverses
the narrow, 2-mile wide straight named 'The Narrows' in 15 minutes,
from Major's Bay in St. Kitts, to Cades Bay in Nevis. Cars can also
be ferried by some of the ferry boats that operate out of
Basseterre.

Nevis

Charlestown is the harbor for the government ferries which run
between Charlestown and Basseterre on St. Kitts [2]. There is a
deep water port on the southern coast of Nevis for cargo ships.

The "Sea Bridge" ferry, which takes cars (and also pedestrians),
docks in the northwest part of Nevis at Cades Bay, and runs between
there and Major's Bay on St. Kitts. The Sea Bridge ferry runs six
times a day in each direction [3].

Airports

St.
Kitts

The Robert L. Bradshaw
International Airport (IATA airport code
SKB/TKPK) serves the city of Basseterre, and by extension the
island of Saint Kitts. The airport is located in the south of the
parish of Saint Peter
Basseterre on the north-eastern periphery of the city of
Basseterre. The 8001-foot runway airport has direct flights to
London, New York and Miami, and seasonal flights to Charlotte, NC,
and Philadelphia, PA, in addition to other major cities in the
U.S.A. and Canada during the tourist season.

Railway

St. Kitts has 58km of narrow (0.762m) gauge railway, which
centers in Basseterre, and circles the island. The railway line was
originally built to transport sugar cane to the central sugar
factory in Basseterre [4]. The railway is
now used as a tourist attraction. The "St. Kitts Scenic Railway"
train currently runs from Sandy Point to Basseterre, traveling
east.